Vise and securing means therefor



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Home y Invenior I Patented Get. 24, 1933 eme STATES PATENT OFFICE1,931,934 v VISE AND SECURING MEANS THEREFOR Joseph Norman, Beverly,Alberta, Canada Application April 28, 1933. Serial No. 668,431 3 Claims.(01. 81-41) This invention relates to vises, and more par ticularly topipe vises and means for securing such vises to a bench, or to a post,or rail, when necessary.

One of the salient objects of the invention is to provide improved meansfor effectivelysecuring the vise to a post, or rail as is often requiredwhen a bench is not accessible.

The invention together with its numerous objects and advantages will bebest understood from a study of the following description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings.

It is to be understood that it is in no wise intended to restrict theinvention to the specific 5 embodiment illustrated and described otherthan may be necessary to meet the requirements of the prior art and thescope of the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the vise and securing means thereforshowing the pipe in posi-- tion, and the vise secured to a rail.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a nut.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional elevational view showing the openingand slot provided in the base plate of the device for receiving an endof the clamping chain.

Figure 4. is an end elevational View showing the vise secured to therail.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view through a portion of the baseplate showing one type of cleat associated therewith.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional View through the base plate showinga second type of cleat.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the base plate.

Figure 8 is a plan view of a collar and hook associated therewith.

Figure 9 is a sectional view taken at right angles to Figure 3 showingone of the projecting ends of the clamping chain engaged in notchesprovided therefor in the base plate.

Figure 10 is an end edge elevational view of the base plate and showingthe jaws mounted thereon.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals it will be seen that 10indicates the base plate of the vise, and at one end thereof the baseplate 10 is reduced and offset upwardly at 11.

The free end of the offset 11 is provided with an eye or opening 12. Theplate 10 is also provided adjacent the offset 11 with a cleat or rivet13 of the type shown in Figure 5, and nearer to its transverse centerline said plate is provided with ,laterally spaced rivetsor cleats 14 ofthe type shown in Figure 6. Cleats 13 and 14 have conical or pointedheads to bite or pierce the support, in the present instance the rail15, as will'be clear' from a study of Figure 1.

At the end thereof remote from the oifset 11' the plate 10 is providedwith two jaws 1616 which are V-shaped at the upper end and provided'withteeth which engage the pipe 17 when it is laid upon the jaws. The jawsare spaced apart and located between the jaws inwardly from one edge ofthe plate is an aperture 18. In'line with the aperture 18 adjacent theedge of the plate farthest remote from said aperture is an aperture 19that merges into a slot 20. On the under face thereof the plate 10, atopposite sides of the slot 20' is provided with notches 21.

The aperture 18 accommodates a threaded shank' 22 to one end of which ispivoted one end of the vise chain 23; Engaged with the shank 22 is a nut24 whichwhen screwed up on the shank 22 has anend thereof engaging aseat25 provided V therefor at the bottom of the aperture 18. Nut 24 isprovided with a handle 26 to facilitate turning of the nut. The aperture19 is adapted to receive the free end of the chain 23 and the pivot pins27 of the chain. The pivot pins 27 are wider 3 than the slot 20 so as toengage the notches 21 as suggested in Figure 4.

Through this arrangement of parts it will be seen that a pipe can belaid on the jaws 16 and p the chain 23 ispassed over the pipe. Theproper pivotpin 27 of the chain isengaged with the notches 21 and thechain is tightened about the pipe by screwing the nut 24 upwardly on thestem 22.

In order to fasten the device securely in position on for example, asupport such as the rail 15, there is provided a chain 28 which, in thepresent instance is the same type of chain as that used in securing thepipe to the vise. The chain 28'as shown is also pivoted at one end to ashank 29 somewhat similar to the vise shank 22. Threadedly engaged withthe shank 29 is a nut 30 of a type similar to the aforementioned nut 24and this dle 31.

Engaged about the shank or stem 29 is a collar 32 of the type clearlyshown in Figure 8. This collar is provided with an opening 33 forreceiving the shank or stem 29 and a seat 34 about nut 30 is alsoprovided with a hanthe opening and with which one end of the nut 30 isengaged when the same is tightened on the stem 29.

Collar 32 is also provided with a slot 35 and pivoted within the slotthrough the medium of a pivot pin 36 is the shank of a hook 37 adapted1'10,

to engage the eye 12 of the base plate 10 in a manner clearly shown inFigure 1.

The free end of the chain 28 is adapted to work through an opening 38provided therefor in the base plate 10. Extending from the opening 38 isa slot 39, and on the top face thereof at opposite sides of the slot theplate 10 is provided with notches 40 for reception of the pivot pins 41of the chain 38 to secure the chain against being drawn downwardlythrough the opening 38 when the nut 30 is tightened.

As will be clear from a study of Figure 1 when it is desired to securethe device to the post or rail 15 the plate 10 is disposed against oneside of the rail 15 while the chain 28 passes about the rail 15 and hasits free end extending through the opening 38 of the plate 10. The hook37 is engaged with the eye 12. The proper one of the pivot pins 41 ofthe chain is engaged with the notches 40 and the nut 30 then tightenedon the stem 29 to draw the chain taut and to force the collar 32 towardthe pivoted end of the stem or shank 29 thus drawing the penetratingpoints of the rivets into engagement with the rail 15 and thereby securethe vise in position on the rail and the plate 10 against creeping.

Having thus described my invention, what I wish to claim is: l

1. In a device of the character described, in combination, a base, jawson the base, said base between said jaws being provided with spacedopenings, a chain extending through one of said openings, a stem on oneend of the chain extending through the other of said openings, means forengaging the chain at the under side of the base adjacent the firstnamed opening, a nut screw threadedly engaged with the stem for exertingpressure on the chain to hold the article, being clamped, to the jaws; aclamping chain,

-means for engaging one end portion of the clamping chain with the topside of the base intermediate the ends of the latter, an extensionprojecting from said base and provided with an eye, a stern on the freeend of the clamping chain, a collar slidably engaged with the stem ofthe clamping chain, a hook pivotally engaged with the collar and adaptedto engage with said eye, and a nut threadedly engaged with the stem ofthe clamping chain for exerting pressure on said collar and the clampingchain to hold a base plate to the support to which the base plate isadapted to be clamped.

2 The combination with the base of a pipe vise, of an extension on saidbase at one end thereof provided with an eye, said base being providedwith an aperture intermediate its ends, a clamping chain for securingthe base to a support, the chain having an end thereof extending throughsaid aperture, means for engaging said end of the chain at the side ofthe base adjacent said aperture, a stem on the free end of said chain, acollar engaging said stem, a hook pivotally connected to said collar andengageable with said eye for securing the chain about the support towhich the base is to be secured, and a nut on said stem for exertingpressure on the chain and collar to secure the base to the support.

3. In combination with the base of a pipe vise, said base having anoffset projection at one end provided with an eye, and being alsoprovided with an aperture remote from said projection, a chain having anend threaded through said aperture and provided with means for engagingone side of the base adjacent said aperture, a hook adapted to engagethe eye of said projection, and means operatively connecting said hookwith the free end of said chain.

JOSEPH NORMAN.

